bulb globose, 2–3 in. diam., with a thick spotted neck 1 1/2 in. long; leaves 12–15, linear, glabrous, firm in texture, spirally twisted, 4–6 in. long, 1/12– 1/8 in. broad; perianth pure white; tube stout, 2–3 in. long, its base hidden by the sheathing membranous bract; segments oblong-lanceolate, 2 in. long, 3/4 in. broad; stamens very numerous, arranged in 6 clusters; filament about as long as the anther. null
Distribution
CENTRAL REGION Karoo, Masson!
Notes
I have described this from Masson's three sketches, and named it after Mr. Britten, to whom we are indebted for seeking out and rendering available for use the series of drawings by Masson on which I have mainly relied in characterizing the species of this genus. The same plant is in Herb. Bolus, but the locality is doubtful.
